Her pathway was strewn with rose petals As she walked down the aisle that day To the flower-decked altar of roses Set with beautiful palms, in May. The organ pealed forth sweet music As the ushers marched down the aisle, Then followed the sweet, dainty maidens Gowned as bridesmaids for awhile. The organ was playing so softly While the pastor united the two, And said the few words that should bind them To each other for eternity—through. Long it has been since they married When they walked down the aisle that day, And promised the lover and sweetheart That they would love each other always. Alas! the groom has forgotten The dear one that he adored, For parts unknown, he has vanished And gone the love he bestowed. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SEVEN TWILIGHTS: 1 by CONRAD AIKEN HOMING BRAVES by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON THE FLIGHT OF LOVE by PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY THE PAUPER'S DEATH-BED by CAROLINE ANNE BOWLES SOUTHEY BOY BRITTAN [FEBRUARY 8, 1862] by BYRON FORCEYTHE WILLSON QUATRAIN: THE IRON AGE by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH |